Photographer's Note

Gamla means 'old'. And 'kyrka' means church. This is the main church building dating from the early 12th century. 'Svealand' is the primary historic, cultural and economic province of Sweden. From www.destinationUppsala.se :

"Gamla Uppsala, the original Uppsala, was Svealand's royal seat, religious core, thingstead (the place where a Scandinavian assembly is held) and marketplace that could be reached by boat and sleigh over the waters of Mälaren and Fyrisån. It was here that Gamla Uppsala kyrka (Old Uppsala Church) was built during the first half of the 12th century – according to legend, on top of a heathen temple from the Viking era.

In 1164 AD, the church became the seat of the archbishop and the cathedral for the diocese of Uppsala. It was to this cathedral that the first archbishop of Sweden came – the Cistercian monk Stefan av Alvastra (Stefan of Alvastra). When the seat of the archbishop was moved to Östra Aros (present-day Uppsala) in the late 13th century, the name of Uppsala followed with it.

An altar stone in front of the church commemorates the place where Pope John Paul II held mass in 1989. The church now serves as a parish church with active worship services."

Hello Chris,
The vertical framing is ideal for this composition. I like the well handled light and shadow play and the presence of the people who enliven the scene and supply scale for the cathedral. The stonework is very nicely rendered with good colours and textural detail.

Hello Chris,
Another splendid picture that illustrate the historical value of Uppsala, as we also can read in your extended and interesting note. The people in the scene shows that the church is much bigger that it looks at first sight.
Have a good Sunday. Groet Rob

Good evening.
Nice view, interesting and good text ...
Beautifully displayed place and architecture, good contrast and sharpness, nice colors.
Beautiful Church and details on the facade.
I wish you a quiet night, all the best.

A different and wonderful architecture of this church, captured with perfect light and colors! The garden in front of it makes it even more beautiful, and the sharpness is excellent to show the beautiful details of this place! Very nice job! Wonderful composition!

Hi Chris,
beautiful postcard from Uppsala. I like the stylish church. It has quite unique decorations.
Very well captured in a great light with tombs in the foreground.
Fantastic blue sky, you had a great weather over there. It helped to get vivid colors.
Excellent work,
M

Good use of available light which was quite challenging here. The church roof, in dark shade, contrasts nicely with the blue sky.
People are a welcome addition as they bring a sense of scale and some life to the image.
Best wishes
Kasia

Hello Chris,
I did visit Uppsala itself, but didn’t go to Gamla Uppsala. It looks so charming with this lovely old church. The people are a great inclusion and show how big the church actually is. The sunlight coming from the side is wonderful and you had a perfect blue sky too.
Lars

Hello Chris,
nice the view of the old building of the church at Uppsala,with the graves to are so close to it.The brilliant light of the day enhance the details of the image with the people to add scale in it.

Regards,Danos
PS you can see Hello Chris,
nice the view of the old building of the church at Uppsala,with the graves to are so close to it.The brilliant light of the day enhance the details of the image with the people to add scale in it.

Regards,Danos
PS you can see here https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A6%CE%B9%CE%BB%CE%B9%CF%80%CF%80%CE%B5%CE%AF%CE%BF#/media/File:Philippeion_zu_Olympia.JPG
the artistic representation of the church (vertical section) by architect Friedrich Adler

Hi Chris
A fab looking church really steals the show bathed in brilliant angled warm light. This is just so appetising to look at, a shot which is effectively framed directing the eye straight to point of interest with good fg features. An excellent architectural shot packed with clear detail, subtle clarity and colour.
Superb shot, Congrats
Best regards